Dawn of The Planet of The Apes News, Pictures, and Videos

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes is staying strong at number one at the weekend box office for the second weekend in a row with $36 million, Variety reports.

The sequel – starring Andy Serkis, Keri Russell, and more – is only the second summer movie of this year to hold the box office number one for two weeks in a row!

Coming in at number two was The Purge: Anarchy, which raked in $28.3 million in its first week at the box office.

Animated film Planes: Fire & Rescue came in third this week, bringing in $18 million in its first week in the theaters

Landing at number four was Cameron Diaz and Jason Segel‘s Sex Tape, which disappointed in its opening weekend with only $15 million. Rounding out the top five was Transformers: Age of Extinction, which earner $10 million.

Here’s a synopsis: A growing nation of genetically evolved apes led by Caesar is threatened by a band of human survivors of the devastating virus unleashed a decade earlier. They reach a fragile peace, but it proves short-lived, as both sides are brought to the brink of a war that will determine who will emerge as Earth’s dominant species.